10/23/1988
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The proposed legislation would cut off U.S. exports to South Africa worth $1.13 billion in 1987."
"These spending levels would be far beyond any demonstrated need, would compound the already critical problem of controlling the Federal deficit."
"Now is the worst time for Congress to consider such inappropriate legislation."
"The Constitution grants exclusively to the President the power to recommend to the consideration of the Congress such measures as he judges necessary and expedient."